Elected to the House of Representatives for Wentworth, 1987, 1990 and 1993. Resigned 28.2.95.

Committee Service

House of Representatives Standing: Finance and Public Administration from 8.10.87 to 20.10.88.

Joint Statutory: Public Accounts from 8.10.87 to 20.10.88.

Parliamentary Party Positions

Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party from 3.4.90 to 23.5.94.

Leader of the Opposition from 3.4.90 to 23.5.94.

Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 16.9.88 to 26.8.94. Shadow Minister for Finance from 16.9.88 to 12.5.89; Shadow Treasurer from 12.5.89 to 3.4.90; responsibility for the Arts and Heritage from 7.4.93 to 26.5.94; Shadow Minister for Industry, Commerce, Infrastructure and Customs from 26.5.94 to 26.8.94.

Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House from 12.5.89 to 3.4.90.

Personal

Born 28.10.46, Carlton, NSW.

Married.

Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament

BEc (Hons) (Syd), MA (Saskatchewan), MA, PhD (Johns Hopkins).

Professor of Economics, University of New South Wales 1978-87; Head, School of Economics 1983-86.